To Choose Between MattersCH.17

To Choose Between Matters
CH.17
*Most characters in this story belong to the band Steam powered giraffe and neckreductionsurge-ry,


Brianna pulls back and sits slowly placing her hand over the middle of her chest, a slight twist in her lips and wrinkle between her eyebrows, she sat still for mere seconds as she can hear a small thud and the  sound of steam being released before the tightness in her chest subsides a the sound disappear.

“Brianna…Brianna? “ Skull grabs her hand and she looks up at him the wrinkle disappearing as she smiles.

“I’m ok, must be the new parts the guys put in.” She puts her hand on top of his “How about we head back its getting pretty late.”

The Skull looks her over and sighs not seeing anything wrong, he nods and stands up “Sure, I can’t wait to tell The Spine the great day I had with my surgah’,” He grins jokingly as he takes her hand to help her out of her booth seat.

The walk over to the register and he pays but not before ruffin up the bus boy for giving Brianna a good look up and down as he was walking behind her. Brianna laughing at the boys’ expression when seeing Skull come after him but pulling Skull away from the boy before he got pummeled.

The small parlor door jingles as they walk out and a gusty gale of air blows from the sea shore nearby sending chills up Brianna’s still human or mostly human body parts. A large cloud of polluted steam drifts from The Skulls mouth as he looks down and pulls his jacket off to drape it over her shoulders.

He laughs a bit at seeing the jacket hanging just barely above the ground and she clutches the jackets against her “You are quiet the small filly.” He pulls her close to keep her warm as she gives him a quick dirty look but rests her body against his as they walk along the broken up path back to Walter manor.

As the clock ticks away the minutes the two step up to the front door of the manor and Brianna reaches up on her tip toes and gives The Skull and quick peck on the cheek “Thanks for the wonderful evening, I’m gonna see if Paige needs any help with the house duties before dinner.”

“Get along then, don’t let get in your way.” The Skull opens the door for her. She smiles and runs in and disappears down one of the side halls as he steps in after her.

He stands there and puts his hand on his face feeling the warmth from her kiss slowly fading.

“Have a good time?” The Spine asks as he leans against the wall opposite of where the Skull was standing.

The Skull puts his hand down and looks up “Wouldn’t you like to know.” He stretches and puts his hand behind his head “My brothers still here?”

Spine stands up straight and points his thumb behind him “Jack is watching a movie with Jon and Hatchworth in the living room and I think Rabbit is teaching Hare some of his favorite puns.”She looks around “I’m just going to apologies now for the puns…” He rocks to leaning on his other leg.

The Skull sighs and thinks about how these moments right now are the few times his brothers have been able to relax and be out of Thaddeus’s harm. “Just send them my way if they get to bothersome, I have to head back to sort some of Thaddeus’s stuff to get rid off so tell the pip squeak (referring to Peter) not to worry about the lab and more ‘stained’ areas of the manor.”

“Oh yea, no problem, thanks for bringing her home before it got to dark out there are some pretty nasty peo…..oh never mind.”The Spine rubs the back of his head.

Skull blows steam before shaking his head and turning back out the door “See ya later scrap heap.”

“Yea, see yea..” The spine walks over and closes the door before heading back to the living room to check on his brothers and their guest.

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The following evening
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Crashing and banging could be heard as Steve, Michael, Matt, and Hachworth run into the hall way to see Jon and Jack tumbling down the spiral stair case. The coming crashing in a pile on top of each other at the bottom, joints and bolts stuck together as the two youngest bots laugh and try to get free from each other limbs.

“Come Jack let’s try again!” Jon gleams with excitement as he pulls his legs from under jacks butt.

Steve snatches Jon by the hem of his shirt “Just wait a minute guys, what are you two up two this late in the day? Shouldn’t you be home Jack?”

Jack rolls over onto his back and looks up at Steve and Jon as Jon hangs in Steve’s clutches and looks back down at him giggling.

“Come on Steve we were just trying to race down the railing, who would have thought there would be an ornament halfway down the rail. “ Jon gives Steve the puppy eyes “Please let Jack stay a little longer Skull and hare are cleaning out the last bit of lab equipment and he doesn’t want to have to see it.”

Steve huffs and sets Jon down “Fine two more hours then you have to go home Jack before it gets to dark, and Jon you have to clean up whatever mess you have upstairs.”

“Okie dokie!” the two bots exclaim as Jon pull Jack up and they race back up stairs as The Spine comes around the corner.

“Ummm what just happened here?” Spine arches his brow as he sees the humans and Hatchworth standing around.

“Oh just Jon and Jack playing around,” Steve answers coolly like its happens way to often.
“Oh ok.” Spine looks around and peek into the room the guys where just in “Has anyone seen Brianna? The last time I saw her today was during lunch and that was 6 hours ago.”
Hatchworth twitched and swivels his mustache from side to side “I saw her heading to the gardens about an hour ago The Spine.”

“Ok, thanks Hatchy.” Spine turns on his heels and heads to see if she is still in the gardens.

It took the Spine merely second to spot Brianna from across the garden since she was in her favorite spot watching the sun set as she sat upon a stone bench surrounded by various breeds of roses.

“Brianna I’m so happy I found you, I was getting pretty scared ya know, “Spine walks towards her from behind.

She doesn’t move and make a sound acknowledging she heard him. “Brianna?” He walks to the side f her then in front and he gasps “Bri…” Her photoreceptors where as wide as a rose bud in full bloom and swirling as fast as a merry go round rolling down a hill. Small black digits barely noticeable swirled around with the green and blue matter in her eyes as she stared blankly out at the sunset.

“Brianna!”The Spine grabs and shakes her shoulders.

Her body stiffens before she blinks a few times and tilts her head to the side and smiles “Hello, who might you be?”